The Leo Frank Case (Mary Phagan) Inside Story of Georgia's Greatest Murder Mystery 1913 (1913)
Author: Atlanta Publishing Company
Keywords: Leo Frank; Mary Phagan; Atlanta; Georgia; Jim Conley; ADL; Anti-Defamation League; Newt Lee; 1913; April 26; Judaism; Murder; Lynching; Lynch Law; Capital Punishment; Pedophile; Pedophilia; Mary Phagan; Leo Frank; Anti-Semitism; Jewish; Jew; Anti-Semitism; Racism; Confederate; Ku Klux Klan; Lynch Mob; Kidnapping; Murder; Rape; Strangulation; Atlanta; Marrieta; Georgia; Lynched; Lynching; Death Sentence; ADL; Anti-Defamation League; Tom Watson; John M. Slaton; B'nai B'rith; Hugh Dorsey; Govenor of Georgia; 1913
Publisher: Atlanta Georgia Publishing Company
Year: 1913
Language: English
Collection: opensource
Notes: no longer in copyright, free to download and distribute. Very few original copies survived.
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The [Leo] Frank Case (1913), is the first book ever published on the topic, and because of the incendiary controversy surrounding the sensational Leo Frank trial, the producer chose to not include the authors real name or even use a nom de plume. The anonymously published 'The [Leo] Frank Case' is one of the rare neutral and impartial treatments of this infamous affair, and offers insights found in no other works written about the Mary Phagan murder investigation, Coroner's Inquest, Grand Jury Indictment and infamous trial of Leo Max Frank.
'The Leo Frank Case, Inside Story of Georgia's Greatest Murder Mystery', highlights the pivotal events and turning points leading up to the capital murder trial of Leo Frank, beginning with the April 26th, 1913, noontime murder of 13-year old Mary Phagan. This rare book includes the history of the sensational crime, with portraits of many key principals.
Published by The Atlanta Publishing Company, in Atlanta, Georgia, and copyright (C) 1913, the book is now in the public domain and can be freely distributed.
Be sure to familiarize yourself with the 4-hour unsworn Leo Frank trial statement delivered in the courtroom to the Judge, Jury and spectators beginning on Monday, August 18, 1913, at about 2:15 PM (Leo Frank Trial Statement, Brief of Evidence, August 18, 1913).
When studying the Leo Frank Trial Brief of Evidence, pay very close attention to State's Exhibit B (Leo Frank's deposition to Atlanta Police and Detectives on Monday, April 28, 1913), and Leo Frank's trial statement response to Monteen Stover's testimony, concerning his office being empty on April 26, 1913, between 12:05pm and 12:10pm, and why his newfangled "unconscious" bathroom visit to the metal room was a revelation interpreted as a murder trial confession by State's Prosecution Hugh Dorsey, Frank Arthur Hooper (Leo Frank Trial Closing Arguments August 1913, American State Trials Volume X, 1918, by John D. Lawson LLD) and later the Firebrand, Tom Watson in his weekly Jeffersonian Newspaper (1914 to 1917) and monthly Watson's Magazine (August and September, 1915).
In the Atlanta Constitution newspaper issue, March 9, 1914, Leo Frank would re-state that he was indeed in the metalroom's bathroom (located at the back of the second floor of the National Pencil Company) during the time he originally told the Atlanta Police that Phagan was with him alone in the business office (located at the front of the second floor of the National Pencil Company), and the time Monteen Stover said Leo Frank's office had been empty on April 26, 1913, between 12:05 pm and 12:10 pm.
Atlanta had three major daily newspapers competing with each other!
For the Leo Frank Case in
1. The Atlanta Constitution Newspaper from 1913 to 1915. http://archive.org/details/LeoFrankCaseInTheAtlantaConstitutionNewspaper1913To1915
2. The Atlanta Georgian newspaper covering the Leo Frank Case from April though August, 1913. http://archive.org/details/AtlantaGeorgianNewspaperAprilToAugust1913
3. The Atlanta Journal Newspaper, April, 28, 1913, through till the end of August, 1913, pertaining to the Leo Frank Case: http://archive.org/details/AtlantaJournalApril281913toAugust311913
Spoiler Alert: Leo Frank made an open admission at his trial on Monday, August 18, 1913, that amounted to a murder trial confession. The shocking revelation made by Leo Frank was in response to the trial testimony of 14-year old Monteen Stover, who had inadvertently broken his murder alibi about him not leaving his office when Mary Phagan arrived on Saturday, April 26, 1913 (State's Exhibit B, Monday, April 28, 1913).
Leo Frank Solves the Mystery of the Mary Phagan Murder on August 18, 1913:
Now gentlemen [of the Jury], to the best of my recollection from the time the whistle blew for twelve o’clock [noon on Saturday, April 26, 1913] until after a quarter to one [12:46 p.m.] when I went up stairs [to the fourth floor] and spoke to Arthur White and Harry Denham, to the best of my recollection, I did not stir out of the inner office [located at the front of the second floor]; but it is possible that in order to answer a call of nature or to urinate I may have gone to the toilet [in the metal room located at the rear of the second floor]. Those are things that a man does unconsciously and cannot tell how many times nor when he does it (Leo Frank Trial Statement, August 18, Brief of Evidence, 1913).
Also see the Atlanta Constitution, Monday, March 9, 1914, Leo Frank authorized Jailhouse Interview.
More excellent books and reading on the subject include:
0. The Leo Frank Case (Mary Phagan) Inside Story of Georgia's Greatest Murder Mystery 1913 - The first unbiased book written on the subject. Very interesting reading available here to download in Adobe Acrobat PDF from the Internet Archive @ www.Archive.org.
1. The Murder of Little Mary Phagan by Mary Phagan Kean (Available here on www.Archive.org). written by Mary Phagan Kean, the grand niece of Mary Phagan. A neutral account of the events surrounding the murder of Mary Phagan, leading to the trial, appeals and aftermath of Leo Frank. The Murder of Little Mary Phagan is well worth reading, and it is a refreshing change from the endless number of Jewish and politically correct contemporary books artificially turning the Leo Frank case into a tabloid-style anti-Semitic conspiracy by Gentiles.
2. American State Trials, volume X (1918) by John Lawson (Available here on www.Archive.org) Tends to be biased in favor of Leo Frank, and his legal defense team, but well worth reading. This document provides an abridged version of the Leo M. Frank Brief of Evidence, leaving out some of the most important things said at the trial, and some of the most relevant details, when it republishes only select parts of the trial testimony. Be sure to read the complete unabridged trial testimony, now available online at the Georgia Virtual Vault.
The entire trial came down to Leo Frank's Monday, April 28, 1913, deposition known as State's Exhibit B, and his Monday, August 18, 1913, 4-hour unsworn Trial Statement.
Leo Frank directly responded to Monteen Stover's testimony about his office being empty between 12:05 pm and 12:10 pm on that fateful Saturday. Leo Frank made the damaging admission at the trial about a jaw-dropping "unconscious" bathroom visit he made to the metal room between 12:05 and 12:10 PM on Saturday, April 26, 1913.
Be sure to read the closing arguments of Luther Zeigler Rosser, Reuben Rose Arnold, Frank Arthur Hooper and Hugh Manson Dorsey. Pay special attention to the closing arguments of Dorsey and Hooper, and their simple interpretation of the August 18, 1913, Leo Frank admission that amounted to a murder confession.
The record indicates, Leo Frank made 3 murder confessions. One, to his wife on April 26, 1913 (State's Exhibit J), two, to Jim Conley (Jim Conley, August 4, 5, 6, Brief Of Evidence, 1913) and third, at the trial on August 18, 1913, when he reveals for the first time he was in the metal room on April 26, 1913, between 12:05 to 12:10 PM, and supposes himself to go unconsciously to the bathroom to either urinate or use the toilet.
Also compare: State's Exhibit A, B, and J, Defendant's Exhibit 61.
For a more complete version of the Leo M. Frank trial testimony, read the 1913 murder trial brief of evidence found here on www.archive.org or the Georgia Virtual Vault, to see what was left out by John D. Lawson, LLD in American State Trials Volume X 1918.
3. Argument of Hugh M. Dorsey in the Trial of Leo Frank (Available here on www.archive.org). Some but not all of the 9 hours of arguments given to the Jury at the end of the Leo Frank trial, August 22, 23 and 25. Only 18 libraries in the United States have copies of this scarce book. It can now be found here on www.archive.org using the search tool. This is an excellent book and required reading to see how Hugh M. Dorsey convinced a cohort of 13 men, 12 Jurymen and Judge Leonard Strickland Roan, the presiding Judge at the trial, to convict Leo M. Frank.
4. Leo M. Frank, Plaintiff in Error, vs. State of Georgia, Defendant in Error. In Error from Fulton Superior Court at the July Term, 1913, Brief of Evidence. Extremely rare, only 1 copy exists, and it is in the Georgia State Archive Vault and available to read at the Georgia Virtual Vault online.
Three Major Atlanta Dailies: The Atlanta Constitution, The Atlanta Journal, The Atlanta Georgian (Hearst's Tabloid Yellow Journalism), The most relevant issues center around April 28th to August 27th 1913.
5. Atlanta Constitution Newspaper: The Murder of Mary Phagan, Coroner's Inquest, Grand Jury, Investigation, Trail, Appeals, Shanking and Lynching of Leo Frank Case in the Atlanta Constitution Newspaper from 1913 to 1915. http://archive.org/details/LeoFrankCaseInTheAtlantaConstitutionNewspaper1913To1915
6. The Atlanta Georgian newspaper covering the Leo Frank Case from April though August, 1913. http://archive.org/details/AtlantaGeorgianNewspaperAprilToAugust1913
7. The Atlanta Journal Newspaper, April, 28, 1913, through till the end of August, 1913, pertaining to the Leo Frank Case: http://archive.org/details/AtlantaJournalApril281913toAugust311913
Leo Frank Admission that Amounts to a Murder Confession #4: Also see the Atlanta Constitution, Monday, March 9, 1914, Leo Frank Jailhouse Interview
Tom Watson's Magazine, 1915
8. Tom Watson's Jeffersonian and Watson's Magazine: Watson's Magazine, January 1915, Watson's Magazine, March 1915; Watson's Magazine, August 1915, Watson's Magazine, September 1915, and Watson's Magazine, October of 1915. (Available here on www.Archive.org). Tom Watson's best work on the Leo M. Frank case was published in September 1915. Watson's five works written collectively on the Leo M. Frank topic, provide logical arguments confirming the guilt of Leo M. Frank with superb reasoning.
These five works are absolutely required reading for anyone interested in the Leo M. Frank Case. Tom Watson's magazine publications surged from 30,000 to 100,000 copies, when it was announced he would be writing on the Leo Frank case. These magazines are extremely rare and very difficult to find. However they have been scanned and are available on www.Archive.org
8.1. The Leo Frank Case By Tom Watson (January 1915) Watson's Magazine Volume 20 No. 3. See page 139 for the Leo Frank Case. Jeffersonian Publishing Company, Thomson, Ga., Digital Source www.Archive.org
8.2. The Full Review of the Leo Frank Case By Tom Watson (March 1915) Volume 20. No. 5. See page 235 for 'A Full Review of the Leo Frank Case'. Jeffersonian Publishing Company, Thomson, Ga., Digital Source www.Archive.org
8.3. The Celebrated Case of The State of Georgia vs. Leo Frank By Tom Watson (August 1915) Volumne 21, No 4. See page 182 for 'The Celebrated Case of the State of Georgia vs. Leo Frank". Jeffersonian Publishing Company, Thomson, Ga., Digital Source www.Archive.org
8.4. The Official Record in the Case of Leo Frank, Jew Pervert By Tom Watson (September 1915) Volume 21. No. 5. See page 251 for 'The Official Record in the Case of Leo Frank, Jew Pervert'. Jeffersonian Publishing Company, Thomson, Ga., Digital Source www.Archive.org
8.5. The Rich Jews Indict a State! The Whole South Traduced in the Matter of Leo Frank By Tom Watson (October 1915) Volume 21. No. 6. See page 301. Jeffersonian Publishing Company, Thomson, Ga., Digital Source www.Archive.org
The best articulation of the August 18, 1913, Leo Frank murder confession does not come from Hugh M. Dorsey or Frank Arthur Hooper, but Tom Watson in his Watson's Magazine August and September 1915 issues.
Tom Watson's Jeffersonian Newspaper
9. The Tom E. Watson Digital Papers Archive, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: http://www.lib.unc.edu/dc/watson
Tom Watson Brown, Grandson of Thomas Edward Watson
10. Notes on the Case of Leo M. Frank, By Tom W. Brown, Emery University, Atlanta, Georgia, 1982.
Leo Frank Portal
11. The Leo Frank Library Archive: http://www.LeoFrank.org
Georgia Supreme Court Archive:
12. Leo Frank Trial and Appeals Georgia Supreme Court File (1,800 pages). http://archive.org/details/leo-frank-georgia-supreme-court-case-records-1913-1914
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hingerty -
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August 19, 2011
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Guilty
He was guilty. And all of this after all of these "made for TV" movies that portray the white south in such an unflattering light. I believe that this Frank case was what led to ADL, and other leftist outfits. Its time to let the light in.
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sarahcohen -
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June 3, 2011
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The first book on the leo frank case
It provides insights no other book on the case does. Pay special attention to what Leo Frank says in response to Monteen Stover who waited in his empty office from 12:05 to 12:10, Leo Frank would make a virtual murder confession saying he might have unconsciously gone to the bathroom in the metal room. This is the solution to the murder of Mary Phagan, Leo Frank admitted murdering her on the witness stand. Leo Frank made three murder confessions in total, the first to Jim Conley (see affidavits), the second to Lucille Frank (see affidavits) and the third publicly at the trial on August 18, 1913.
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holysmoke -
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April 24, 2011
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Why are these guys trying to re-write history and whitewash who Tom Watson was?
The objective reader can hear the hatred and bigotry in the reviewer's voice for themselves. I ask that, to understand where they're coming from, and to understand how truly bigoted they are, look into Tom Watson, the so-called objective analyst they are attempting to use as the source for their claims of Frank's guilt. Just look at his writings for yourself - google his stuff on blacks, on Catholics, on Jews, on the KKK. Then you'll understand what vile garbage he was, how he was responsible for the murder of Frank, and how bigots are now trying to re-write history to reform their hero on this site. It's sad and it's scary.
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Apiru-inhibitor -
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April 21, 2011
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A pedophile Jew tries to pin murder on a Black Man
This was the most embarrassing attempt of a Jew trying to pin a pedophile rape and murder on a black man. The 1986 pardon was without exoneration for this slimy excuse for a being.
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somerset444 -
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April 21, 2011
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Wonder why all this stuff about Leo Frank is all over this site?
Thirteen-year-old Mary Phagan was found sexually molested and murdered in the basement of the Atlanta, Georgia, pencil factory where she worked. Her murder later led to one of the most disgraceful episodes of bigotry, injustice, and mob violence in American history.
Next to Phagan's body were two small notes that purported to pin the crime on Newt Lee, the night watchman at the factory. Lee was arrested, but it quickly became evident that the notes were a crude attempt by the barely literate Jim Conley to cover up his own involvement. Conley was the factory's janitor, a black man, and a well-known drunk.
Conley then decided to shift the blame toward Leo Frank, the Jewish owner of the factory. Despite the absurdity of Conley's claims, they nevertheless took hold. The case's prosecutor was Hugh Dorsey, a notorious bigot and friend of Georgia's populist leader, Tom Watson. Watson's racist and anti-semitic writings in his paper, the jeffersonian, were to play a key role in the trial. Reportedly, Watson told Dorsey, "Hell, we can lynch a nigger anytime in Georgia, but when do we get the chance to hang a Yankee Jew?"
Frank was tried by Judge Leonard Roan, who allowed the blatantly unfair trial to go forward even after he was privately informed by Conley's attorney that Conley had admitted to Frank's innocence on more than one occasion. The trial was packed with Watson's followers and readers of his racist newspaper, Jeffersonian. The jury was terrorized into a conviction despite the complete lack of evidence against Frank.
Georgia governor John Slaton initiated his own investigation and quickly concluded that Frank was completely innocent. Three weeks before his term ended, Slaton commuted Frank's death sentence in the hope that he would eventually be freed when the publicity died down. However, Watson had other plans: He mobilized his supporters to form the Knights of Mary Phagan. Thousands of Jewish residents in Atlanta were forced to flee the city because police refused to stop the lynch mob.
The Knights of Mary Phagan then made their way to the prison farm where Frank was incarcerated. They handcuffed the warden and the guards and abducted Frank, bringing him to Marietta, Phagan's hometown. There he was hanged to death from a giant oak tree. Thousands of spectators came to watch and have their picture taken in front of his lifeless body. The police did nothing to stop the spectacle.
Although most of the country was outraged and horrified by the lynching, Watson remained very popular in Georgia. In fact, he was elected to the U.S. Senate in 1920.
Frank did not receive a posthumous pardon until 1986, on the grounds that his lynching deprived him of his right to appeal his conviction.
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manhattansunrise -
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August 17, 2010
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An early account of the Leo Frank Case
The book written anonymously is mostly neutral and unbiased, representing an early account of the "Leo Frank Case". The book shares some very interesting insights about the Coroners Inquest and provides detail aspects and accounts of the case not found in other books. Overall, well worth the read and very informative. It is one of the few books on the subject which can be said to give a mostly fair and balanced view of the case.
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